Published September 1, 1994
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Journal article
A large volume 3D imaging gas scintillation counter with CsI-based wire chamber readout
Creators
- 1. Institut fuer Kernphysik, Universitaet Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
- 2. Department of Particle Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot (Israel)
Description
We report on a large volume, high-pressure, TPC-like xenon gas scintillation counter for X-ray spectroscopy in the range 60-511 keV. The UV scintillation light is detected with a low-pressure two stage proportional counter using a CsI photocathode. The detector has excellent energy and time resolutions. The location of the absorbed quanta can be accurately determined in all three dimensions. Furthermore the 3D topological information of the deposited primary charges provides an efficient means for the suppression of the Compton background present in many close ion-atom collision experiments. ((orig.))
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 348
- Journal Issue
- 2-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 223-227.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 3. London conference on position-sensitive detectors (PSD-3).
- Dates
- 6-10 Sep 1993.
- Place
- Uxbridge (United Kingdom).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 26017295
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CESIUM IODIDES; COMPTON EFFECT; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; KEV RANGE 10-100; KEV RANGE 100-1000; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; PHOTOCATHODES; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; READOUT SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TOPOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ATOM COLLISIONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CATHODES; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; COLLISIONS; EFFICIENCY; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERACTIONS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; ION COLLISIONS; KEV RANGE; MATHEMATICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPY